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Sanofi expands research deal with gene editing startup Scribe

Bio Pharma Dive

Scribe will receive $40 million upfront from Sanofi in a collaboration initially focused on developing an in vivo gene editing treatment for sickle cell disease.

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The Significance of the MHRA Approval and Upcoming FDA Review of the First Gene Editing Treatment

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow. In June 2023, the U.S.

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Moderna partners with Life Edit for mRNA gene editing therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. Under the deal, both companies will partner on the research and preclinical studies, which will be funded by Moderna.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Maybe in 50 years’ time we’ll be using gene editing to lower cholesterol, but it won’t replace statins in anyone but those with life threatening mutations for a long time”. Zinc fingers.

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Gene Editing Innovations with Programmable Gene Insertion (PGI) Technology ft. John Finn, PhD, CSO, Tome Biosciences – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 160

XTalks

In this episode, Ayesha spoke with John Finn, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Tome Biosciences , a company developing programmable gene insertion (PGI) technology. PGI is a cutting-edge gene editing technology that allows for the insertion of large sequences of DNA with site-specific precision.

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Vertex builds in gene editing yet again, with $1.2bn Arbor deal

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Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the third time in a matter of months, agreeing a partnership with CRISPR specialist Arbor Biotechnologies that could be worth up to $1.2

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Precision Bio climbs on near-$1.5bn sickle cell pact with Novartis

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Novartis has shouldered its way into the in vivo gene editing category via a deal with US biotech Precision BioSciences, focused on a therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD). billion in potential milestones if the project advances through development and onto the market. billion agreement that started in 2020.